Letters to the Editor Oct 17
Dear Editor: Like you, I’ve seen much lamenting of the “loss” of the Gorge and its beauty. I too mourn the landscape I’ve come to know. However, …
Opinion
Representatively Speaking
By Rob Nosse, State Representative I’ve had some time to reflect on the 2017 session since it ended in July, and it’s safe to say things were harder…
PWB rushes to build controversial filtration plant
Op-Ed By Floy Jones Portland Water Bureau is rushing an August 2 City Council vote to make monumental, onerous, and costly changes to our pristine B…
Letters to the Editor June 17
To the editor: After reading so many recent articles on housing, the homeless, traffic problems, etc., I am amazed that these issues are being dealt…
Letters to the Editor May 2017
Editors note: A reader requested a response from the Portland Water Bureau on the article Drinking winter well-water (concerns with radon, water qualit…
My Portopia March 2016
Feeding the Mouth That Bites You By Midge Pierce As Portopia’s snowglobe turned into swampland last month, head colds, Nyquil and dehumidifiers s…
Representatively Speaking March 2017
By Representative Rob Nosse The Case for HB 2387 Many of you are probably aware of news stories about the rising cost of prescription drugs that …
Letters to the Editor Jan 17
To the Editor: After listening to thousands of concerned citizens of East Portland about the hazards to the city’s neighborhoods posed by the encroa…
2016 recap with a grimace
By Midge Pierce Good riddance 2016. I admit it. My personal views ran off the rails somewhere between not-news, #not-my-president and four-year-ol…
Letters to the Editor December 2016
To The Editor: I’ve lived in Portland since 1965 and in the inner eastside for the past 34 years. We were in Irvington until this year and now in Co…